US2693831A

US2693831A - Shuttle check for looms

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Publication number: US2693831A
Application number: US357849A
Authority: US
Inventors: Richard G Turner
Original assignee: Crompton and Knowles Corp
Current assignee: Crompton and Knowles Corp
Priority date: 1953-05-27
Filing date: 1953-05-27
Publication date: 1954-11-09
Anticipated expiration: 1971-11-09

Description

Nov. 9, 1954 R. a. TURNER SHUTTLE CHECK FOR LOOMS 2 Sheqts-Sheet 1 Filed May 27, 1953 INVENTOR RICHARD G. TURNER M FT ATTORNEY Nov. 9; 1954 R. e. TURNER 2,693,831

1 SHUTTLE CHECK FOR LOOMS Filed May 27, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG. u z: 29 28 22 k 35 z I I i I INVENTOR RICHARD G. TURNER ATTORNEY United States Patent 6 SHUTTLE I CHEGK FOR- LODMS Application -May27,- 1953, Srial Noe 3575849 1 21Claimsa (Gla1139-r-186):

This; invention. relates: to; improvements: shuttle; checks for loomsr.operatingzmoreapartieularly: with 'athrea'dv gripper: shuttles and its is. thergeneral? object. of. the: inventionto provide; a shuttle check, so: constructed. as: to. cause the shuttle. to. apply a; checking :force' to) itselh incident to; its movementzintoithezshuttlmbox;

In, looms operating: with:. gripper) type: shuttles; it' is. desirable to. bring the, shuttlertorrest: atzthesend; of; its; flight very' promptly; and in;v accurate position/for a. threading operation.v In. order: to;. achieve: this' result it an; important object-bf: theninventiomto: provide. an: operating means at the outer end: oft the; shuttle: box; to be engaged.b.y-. thez shuttles and. whens thus: engagedi: move; a. wedge. shaped;- checking. members" lengthwise Of! the shuttle. and also.) transversely: of; then shuttle: box.

2,693,831 Patented Nov. 9, 1954 ice for; it when the. operating;.,means; has completed i its IQr turn-v movement to normal position.

In. order. that: the inventiommay-z, ber clearly; under.- stood reference is made to the accompanying;drawings. which illustrate by; way; 05;. examples the: embodiments oftheinvention-and in which:

Figs-1 is a .plan view; ofv part; of; a 100m havingithet invention applied. thereto,;.

Fig-,- 2 is. an, enlarged View of: part of; Fig, 1; showing) a shuttle fully boxed and with the; operating means position to prevent lengthwise. movement of the. gripper members,. v

Figs. 3.; and 4 are enlarged: vertical sections-on. lines; 3.3.:.-and, 4-4, Fig.;..2,.

Fig.5. isfahorizontalisectionon:line,-55;,.Fig. 4;,

Figs 6.. is afroneelevation partly in .sectionlooking in. thedirection of'arrow 6, .Fig. 2,

Fig... 7 is an enlarged; detailedvertical section. on=xline 7-7, Fig.; 2,

Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic. planview-showing therparts;

. inthe position they assume-at the:b.eginning eta-shuttle checking; operation,

Fig,- 9 is a} view similarw to; Fig, 8;.but showing- .the\.-

-parts in. the positionthey assume at a. later time: in

against the shuttletoxapply'a stopping f'orce toathedatter. 3Q

After'the shuttle: has been; broughni to? I'QSti it den; sirable to be: able to; movedtz lengthwise of::the: shuttle; box to. a given. position;v to: facilitate: threadingx: andi it istthe-further objecnof: the inventionitos provide means, which will release: the checking: forcesaszsoorrt as; shuttle has. been. brou ghttto'resttsoa thatzifi necessary? the: shuttle can.be;movedltovcorrect position. Release!- of the checking. force may; be. effected. by, means: of; an cam and a holding: member. moved: by; the: came in: a. direction to lessen; a; forces holding member on :theucheclcing member 'andzshuttle.

The form of' shuttlerfor which tthe::shuttlesboxz;isimoren particularly" designed: employs: znpair. of 2 thread grippers: which slide lengthwise of the shuttle: and: whemproa jectedfromonezendzoftthee shuttle grip. aa thread=and at substantially the:same;time;release-:azpreviouslygripped thread. atxthe'bpposite. end; Whenstlr'ershuttlen brought; to: rest. abruptly the gripper: members tendi by" their:

momentum to; continue in-zmotioniandtzifi they: wereper mitted' thus: to: move: they would: effect). an untimelyyrea lease of thethreadr 1 It is a further. objects. of: the inventiomto iprovideza; stop for the: gripper/"members: which: will'z be in: posi=- tion to prevent their lengthwise;- rnovementz relative: to the shuttle which: might. otherwise: attend... stopping of' the. shuttle. The. stop: is; then? moved: outi ofiz' the: patlt' of the grippers so that they camintentionally 'be'moved relativeto the shuttle rat the desired'timeut'in-the/cycle of the" loom togrip a thread; The stopr'may conveniently be a part of the aforesaid: operating'meansrwhiclr' is moved by the shuttle.

When the gripper members are-moved to release a previously gripped thread theymay tend to movethe shuttle beyond 1 its proper position for a threading op= eration, and it is a further object) of the invention to provide a stop which will prevent improper movement, orpositi'oni'ngof the shuttle by;the' gripper members; Thismay be effected by moving the stop for the grippers only far. enough toclearthe grippers. and then-arresting itsmotion. while it is still. ihposition; to. restrain the. shuttle.

Whentheshuttle. issp ickediout ofa'thceshuttle box: the operatingmember will, return to. itssnormal check ing position intthe. path of;the shuttlepreferably under thev action." of a: spring and: in, doing; so may move the wedge. shapedchecking; member inwardlytoward: the" center of-the shuttle-box; Ibis-a further object ofithe. invention" to. provide. a positioner: foe the: wedge; shaped." membenrtoiengage; a partfoftitvand cause-rittcr assume: its-g'normale, checking.- positiem against: a guide: proyided= previously exerted th the; operation of the. 100m,.

Fig .10,v is; a- .viewsimilar; to -Fig 5,.but shows the stop; for: the-gripperimembers.moved; out of registry with. them: so that r they can be given a; thread gripping; move? ment; and i Figtlll isa vertical, section onuline 11-11; FigtlO.

Referring to Figs; Land Z'the' loom frame: 1' include/s2. a .breast .beam 2; over which the cloth: passes. A; IOI- tary reed: ktisemounted; on shaft: 3rwhichv turns. prefs. erably uniformly during loom operation. Guides hare: provided fordirecting the path. of; theshuttlevS: through thezwarp shed'tandwith respect to rthershuttlc box: to..-be:- described: The loom.- operates withaustationaryswefta supplyW-and has/aathread presenter P through which the: weftzthread: F from: supplyi W passes-to. be picked: up by the-shuttle; The matter :thus far: described is for.

illustrative purposes only and the invention is nottnccessarily limited in-its-v use. to the rotary reed, which-,-.toa-

gether, with the guides 4,. I113Y 'b6 asrsshown 1n.-my; cos' pgntiiisgl application-Serial.No. 247,129,, filed September-x Mounted on the loom-frame;- 1. isasupport 1.0;tOnWl1ichn a standll is-secured by? bolts 12'; The;standih'as slide; bearings-13in. whichsreciprocates. a rod- 14 the forward end off which is; provided: with. a roll 15:- fitting-i into 7 groove 16 of..a cam 1-7secured to a-:shaft*18:whiclr .rotatesduring; loom operation The purpose ofizthewrodand; cam will be: set I forth hereinaften.

The rearpart of the; standisformed'with a stationary shuttles engaging; wall- 20vwhich forms the back' partof the shuttle box-designated: generallyat B;'. The stand. 11- is formed-wither horizontal-floor. plate 21 part of' which provides; the.-bottom-- of. the shuttlerbox B.-

A wedgeshaped shuttle: checking. Wall member 22. formingflhe front Ofi the: shuttlezbox. B: is slidableon;

the-floor; plate. 21 lengthwise of the shuttlesbox andrhast a rear: surface": 23 to -engage the: front side-Q41 of'thev shuttle: 'IZhe surface-r23 kis:preferablyparallelfto 'arshuttl'e engaging? surfacei'25 on 'therfixed, back wall' 20? which? engages therearsidevof. thershuttle. The frontof i the; checking member 22 is'provideds-zwitha:surfac,e26:in= clined/toward :the: shuttle: bore in: the: direction in which theushuttle travels when .entering the shuttle; box; that: is, it is" inclined. in a. direction: toward. the outer. end: OfihfiiShllfllC'bOX. Themember 22 haSnabtOl'lgUB' 27 normally-fitting-;into asnotch orrpocket; 28%formed in a positioning. means :29 which'is held by screws 3on0. a small? support 31 fixed--.with' respect tonthe stand 11' byscrews 32'; Slots 33-in supportifiland the position-:- ing; means: enables the latter: to? s be: adjusted lengthwise: of the? shuttle box:v

limit m'ovement of ithetongueztowardiwall' 20 A guide memberf'or; means 35 also rests on the floor plate 21; and 1 has transverse slots 36:: extending" backwardly and forwardlyn'with respect to the shuttlebox through 2 which extends guide: pins 375' fixed I. with respect Aifinger! 34 on the positioneriw .extends behindithei tongues: 27 as shownin Fig: 5" t0- to the stand 11 and acting to prevent movement of the member 35 lengthwise of the shuttle box. The guide member 35 has a surface 38 inclined similarly to surface 26 and normally in position for relative sliding engagement with respect to the shuttle checking member 22. The front part of the guide 35 has a surface 39 which is preferably though not necessarily parallel to the

surfaces

23 and 25. r

A holding member or lever 40 is pivoted on a stud 41 fixed with respect to the stand 11. The holding member has a surface 42 for engagement with the surface 39. The holding member can be swung around its pivot to move the guide member 35 rearwardly, or toward the axis of the shuttle box.

An operating means designated generally at 45 com prises a lever 46 the forward end of which is forked to have upper and

lower parts

47 and 48, respectively, through which a pivot stud 49 passes. The stud also passes through the forked left end of the holding member as viewed in Fig. 2 and the previously described rod 14 has a rod head 50 within the forked end of holding lever 40 and through which the stud 49 passes. The relation of the lever 46, the holding member 40, and the stud 14 is shown in Figs. 6 and 7.

A tension coiled return spring 55 has the left end thereof connected at 56 to lever 46 and has the right end thereof held by a stationary upright pin 57 on the stand 11. The effect of spring 55 is to tend to turn the lever 46 in a clockwise direction around stud 49 as viewed in Fig. 2. Operative connections between the operating means and checking member includes a link or rod 58 one end of which is pivoted at 59 to the lever 45 and the other end of which is pivoted to a stud 60 secured to a forward extension 61 of the shuttle checking member 22, see Fig. 4. The effect of the rod 58 is to cause the lever 46 to move the member 22 lengthwise of the shuttle box when the lever turns on stud 49.

A roll stop 65 on the stand 11 is positioned for engagement with a surface 66 on the left hand side of the lever 46 as viewed in Fig. 2, and a second roll stop 67 also on the stand 11 is provided for engagement with a forwardly extending finger 68 on lever 46. The purpose of these stops will be set forth presently.

The shuttle S with which the shuttle check operates comprises a body 70 within which are located rigid and flexible

thread gripper members

71 and 72, respectively. The rigid member is provided with a hole 72 to receive a shuttle placing means 73, Fig. 4, which is operated by the loom independently of the shuttle check. When the shuttle is approaching from the right as viewed in Fig. 2 the

gripper members

71 and 72 will be projected from the rear or trailing end thereof and grip a thread F1. Since the

members

71 and 72 are slidable within the shuttle they will tend due to their momentum to continue moving when the shuttle is arrested and if this relative motion between the gripper members and the shuttle should occur during checking of the shuttle the thread F1 might be released too early in the cycle of loom operations. In order to prevent untimely sliding movement of the gripper members relative to the shuttle the rear end 75 of the operating lever 46 is positioned for engagement with the spaced advancing ends of the gripper members when the shuttle enters the box, see Fig. The shuttle is not claimed herein but is set forth in more detail and claimed in my copending application Serial No. 357,735 filed May 27, 1953, to which reference may be had for a further description of the shuttle.

Under normal conditions the parts will be in the position shown in Fig. 8 as the shuttle enters the box, the lever 46 being held by spring 55 against an adjacent wall 76 of the guide member 35 and the tongue 27 fitting into the notch 28. At this time the surface 66 0f lever 46 will be spaced from the rear roll stop 65 and the finger 68 will be slightly behind the roll stop 67, and end 75 of lever 46 will be in the path of the grippers and the shuttle. Also, the cam 17 will be in such position as to cause rod 14 to locate holding member 40 in rear position to hold the surface 42 against the surface 39, thereby reinforcing guide member 35. The

gripper members

71 and 72 will be in the position relative to the shuttle shown in Fig. 5, but the shuttle will not yet have reached the outer end of the shuttle box.

As the shuttle approaches the end of its travel in the shuttle box it will strike the end 75 of the lever 46 and rock the lever 46 from the position shown in Fig. 8 to that shown in Fig. 2.. Rocking of the lever 46 will cause the connector rod 58 acting through stud 60 to move the shuttle checking member 22 lengthwise with respect to the shuttle box in the direction of travel of the shuttle and cause relative sliding of

surfaces

26 and 38 which will cooperate to produce a transverse motion of the member 22 with respect to the shuttle box in a rearward direction toward the stationary wall 20, thereby exerting lateral force on the shuttle to bring the latter promptly to rest.

During arresting of the shuttle the end 75 of lever 46 will be in rear position and across the path of lengthwise movement of the

grippers

71 and 72 and will therefore prevent them from moving due to their momentum relative to the shuttle in the direction of motion of the shuttle. At this time the holding member 40 will prevent guide member 35 from moving forwardly, or laterally with respect to the checking member 22.

As soon as the shuttle has come to rest the cam and rod 14, acting as control means, will move the lever 46 forwardly to the position shown in 9 in which the lever end 75 will be out of the path of the grippers but will still be in position to serve as a stop preventing further movement of the shuttle to the left, Fig. 9. The roll stop 65 at this time engages surface 66 and positively prevents angular movement of lever 46 in a left hand direction as viewed in Fig. 9. During the forward motion of lever 46 the finger 68 will move to the position shown in Fig. 9 with respect to the front roll stop 67 and the lever 46 will therefore be held against rocking in either direction around stud 49.

As the rod 14 is moved forwardly it moves the surface 42 away from the surface 39, thereby permitting forward motion of the guide member 35 due to slots 36 to reduce the force acting laterally on the checking member 22. The shuttle can thus be moved lengthwise with respect to the shuttle box in an outward direction, if necessary, by the placer 73 when the latter comes into action to move -the.thread grippers from the position shown in Fig. 5 to that shown in Fig. 10 to perform a thread gripping operation. Because of the action of roll stop 67 and finger 68 the spring 55 will not be able to give lever 46 a return motion to its normal position shown in Fig. 8 until after the cam has again moved the rod 14 rearwardlyto disengage the finger 68 from the roll stop 67.

The cam will hold the lever 46 and theholding member 40 in the forward position shown in Fig. 9 until after the shuttle has been picked by any approved means (not shown). Thereafter the cam will effect rearward movement of the stud 49 as already suggested, whereupon the spring 55 will cause clockwise turning of lever 46 around stud 49 and give the operating means 45 and shuttle checking member 22 a return motion to normal position. During rearward movement of the holding member 40 the finger 34 will keep tongue 27 aligned with notch 28, and. near the end of the return motion of the checking member 22 the tongue 27 will be guided by finger 34 into notch 28.

It will be noted from Fig. 8 that the rod 58 is connected to the member 22 by means of the stud 60 which is farther from the axis of the shuttle box B than is the tongue 27 and as a result of this relationship the spring 55 acting through lever 46 and rod 58 will tend to turn the member 22 around the notch 28 in a counter-clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 8 if the member 22 should by any circumstance be slightly misplaced and I out of engagement with the inclined surface 38. Return of the parts to their normal position will therefore insure engagement of the shuttle check member 22 with the guide member 35.

In order that the

members

22 and 35 may be held in position on the floor plate 21 there is provided a cover 80 which is secured by screws 81 to the rear fixed wall 20 of the shuttle box. This cover may serve as a top for the shuttle box and also holds the member .22 and the guide 35 in correct horizontal alignment.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the invention sets forth a shuttle check wherein the shuttle when approaching the end of its travel'engages the operating means such as lever 45 to move the wedge shaped shuttle force the member 22 against the side of the shuttle to bring the latter to rest. The lever 45 acts as stop means to prevent the thread gripper means 71 and 72, from moving lengthwise relatively to the shuttle due'to their momentum, but thereafter control means including the cam and the rod 14 move the lever 45 transversely of the shuttle box out of register with the grippers, whereupon placing means 73 can then move the grippers to effect release of a previously gripped thread and pick-up of a fresh thread. The guide member 35 is reinforced by the holding lever 40 during boxing of the shuttle, after which the control means moves the holding lever forwardly to reduce pressure on the shuttle so that the latter can be moved if necessary incident to the thread pick-up operation and can later be picked out of the box without being required to overcome the checking force. The

levers

40 and 45 are pivoted to each other and are moved conjointly by the single control means. The

parts

27 and 28 constitute positioning means which cooperate with spring 55 and link 58 to cause the member 22 to engage the guide member 35 when the'operating lever and sliding checking member 22 are returned to their normal position. This result is accomplished by having a force applied by the link 58 at a point farther from the axis of the box than is the pocket 28. Also, the roll stops act first to limit movement of lever 45 by the shuttle, and then to prevent premature return 'movement of the lever 45 to normal position by spring 55.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, what is claimed is: I

l. in a shuttle box for a loom shuttle, a fixed shuttle engaging wall on one side of the shuttle box, a shuttle checking wall member on the opposite side of the shuttle box mounted for movement lengthwise of the shuttle box and having a shuttle engaging surface on the side thereof facing the fixed wall and having a surface on the opposite side thereof inclined toward the shuttle box in the direction of entrance of a shuttle into the shuttle box, a lever extending across said shuttle box engaged and rocked by the shuttle as the latter approaches the end of its travel into the box, a link connecting the lever and checking wall member moving the latter lengthwise of the shuttle path in the direction of travel of the shuttle into the box when the lever is rocked by the shuttle, and guide means normally held against movement lengthwise and laterally relative to said box having an inclined surface coacting with said inclined surface on said checking wall member to move the latter toward said fixed wall to check the shuttle when the latter rocks said lever.

2. In a shuttle box for a loom shuttle, a fixed shuttle engaging wall extending along one side of the shuttle box, a shuttle checking wall member extending along the opposite side of the shuttle box mounted for movement lengthwise of the box and having a shuttle engaging surface on the side thereof facing the fixed wall, a guide member normally held against motion lengthwise of the shuttle box, means on said members including a surface inclined relatively to said shuttle box effective when said checking wall member has a movement lengthwise of the shuttle box in the direction of travel of the shuttle when the latter enters the shuttle box to give said checking wall member a lateral movement toward said fixed wall to check the shuttle, operating means mounted independently of the checking member for movement on the shuttle box and extending into the path of the shuttle to be moved by the shuttle incident to entry thereof into the shuttle box, and operative connections between said checking wall member and said operating means to effect said lengthwise and lateral movements of the checking wall member when the shuttle moves said operating means.

3. The shuttle check set forth in claim 2 wherein said guide member is mounted for transverse movement relative to said shuttle box and holding means mounted for movement on the shuttle box normally prevents said transverse movement of the guide member, and control means acts to move said holding means transversely of the shuttle box in a direction away from the shuttle box to reduce the force exerted by the checking member on the shuttle.

4. The shuttle check set forth in claim 3 wherein said holding means is a lever mounted for pivotal movement transversely of said shuttle box and the control means swings said lever in a direction away from the shuttle box to reduce theforce exerted on the shuttle prior-to picking of the shuttle out of the'shuttle box.

5. The shuttle check set forthin claim 3 wherein said holding means is mounted for movement transversely of .said shuttle box and said operating means includes a lever pivoted on said holding means, and control means acts to move said'holding means in a direction away from exerted on the said shuttle box to reduce the force shuttle by said checking member.

6. In a loom having a shuttle box, a shuttle to enter the box, thread gripper means movably mounted on the shuttle and tending due to momentum thereof when the shuttle is stopped to have a movement relative to the shuttle which would release a gripped threadattached to the shuttle, checking means to arrest motion of the shuttle as the latter enters the shuttle box, and operating means for the checking means normally in position to be engaged by the shuttle and the gripper and moved by the shuttle incident to entry thereof into the shuttle box and etfective when thus moved by the shuttle to cause said checking means to arrest the shuttle, said operating means also preventing said gripper means from hav-- of the shuttle to releasea gripped thread attached thereto,

shuttle checking means to arrest the shuttle, and operating means mounted for movement on the shuttle box operatively connected to the checking means and having a part thereof in register with the shuttle and the gripper means when the shuttle enters'the shuttle box, the shuttle when moving in the box engaging and moving the operating means and the latter thereupon causing the checking means to stop the shuttle and said part of'the operating means preventing said sliding movement of the gripper means relative to the shuttle.

8. The structure set forth in claim 7 wherein said operating means comprises a lever mounted for angular movement with respect to the shuttle box and a link operatively connecting the lever to said checking means.

9. The structure set forth in claim 7 wherein control means are provided to move said part of the operating means laterally with respect to the shuttle out of register with said gripper means subsequent to stopping of the shuttle by said checking means.

10. The structure set forth in claim 7 wherein said checking means includes a checking member movable lengthwise of the shuttle box operatively connected to said operating means, a guide member movable transversely of the shuttle box and inclined plane contacting means on said checking and guide members, holding means normally preventing transverse movement of the guide member by the checking member, and control means acting subsequent to stoppage of the shuttle in the-shuttle box to move said holding means away from the shuttle box to reduce the force exerted on the shuttle and also move said operating means transversely of the shuttle box out of register with said gripper means.

11. The structure set forth in claim 7 wherein control means moves said part of the operating means out of register with said gripper means but allows said part to remain in register with the shuttle, and placing means thereupon moves said gripper means lengthwise of the shuttle in the direction of travel of the latter to release said gripped thread.

12. The structure set forth in claim 7 wherein control means moves said part of the operating means out of register with the gripper means but maintains said part in register with the shuttle, and wherein placing means moves the gripper means lengthwise of the shuttle in the direction of travel of the latter when entering the box to release said gripped thread while said operating means prevents the shuttle from being moved by said placing means.

13. The structure set forth in claim 12 wherein said part of the operating means is a'lever operatively connected to said checking means and the free end of the lever is in register with said shuttle and gripper means, and a stop is provided for the lever, the latter being normally spaced from said stop but moved against the stop by said mechanism, whereupon the stop prevents movement ofrsaid levenand shuttle by the placing means whenv the latter moves the gripper means;

14. The structure set: forth in claim 12 wherein said part of the operating means is: alever and a stop. for the lever is provided normally out of engaging position relative to the lever whennthe latter isin register with both the shuttle and gripper means, and control means moves the lever out of. register with the gripper means and when doing so moves the lever into engagement with said stop whereupon the latter prevents movement of the lever in a direction to move the shuttle out of the shuttle box.

15. In a shuttle box for a loom shuttle, a fixed shuttle engaging wall extending along, one side of. the shuttle box, a shuttle checking wall member extending along the opposite side of the shuttle box mounted for movement, from the normal position thereof lengthwise of the box in the direction of motion of a shuttle entering the shuttle box and having a shuttle engaging surface on the side thereof. facingthe fixed wall, a guide member held against motion lengthwise of the shuttle box, means on said members including, a surface inclined relatively to said shuttle box eifective when said checking wall member has said movement away from the normal position thereof lengthwise of the shuttle box to give said checking wall member a lateral movement toward said fixed Wall to check the shuttle, operating means mounted independently of the shuttle checking member for movement relative to the shuttle box, the shuttle incident to entry thereof into the shuttle box engaging the operaing means and giving the same a checking movement, said operating means being capable of a return movement in a direction opposite to thechecking movement, operative connections between said operating means and said shuttle checking member effective to give the latter said lengthwise movement when the operating means is givenv said checking movement thereof by said shuttle, and return means effective subsequent to picking the shuttle out of the shuttle box to give said operating means a return movement and thereby cause said operative connections to give said checking member a return movement to the normal position thereof.

t6. The shuttle box construction set forth in claim'IS b'er approaches the end of its' return movement to the normalposition thereof to hold the checking member 1 against the guide member;

17. The shuttle box construction set forth in claim 16 wherein the operative connections comprise a link pivotedto the checking member at a point more distant from the axis of theshuttle box than is the positioning means.

' 18. The shuttle box construction set forth in claim 16 wherein-the positioning means has a pocket located a given distance from the axis of the shuttle box to receive a tongue on the checking member and the operative connections are attachedto the checking member at a distance from said shuttle box axis greater than said given distance.

19. The shuttle box construction set forth in claim 18 wherein the positioning means has a finger thereon extending between the axis of the shuttle box and said tongue tolimit movement of the checking member toward said axis.

20. The shuttle box construction set forth in claim 18 wherein the positioning means has a pocket to receive said tongue and afinger between the axis of the shuttle box and said tongue directs the latter into said pocket incident to return movement of the checking member to the normal position thereof.

21. In a. 100m having a shuttle box, a shuttle to enter the box, thread gripper means movably mounted on the shuttle and tending due to the momentum thereof to have a movement relative to the shuttle when the latter is stopped which would release a gripped thread attached to the shuttle, checking means extending into the path of said gripper to prevent said movement of the gripper when theshuttl'e is stopped, and control means for the checking meansacting subsequent to stopping of the shuttle, effective to move said checking means out of the path of said gripper to enable the latter to have said movement relative to the shuttle. to release the gripped thread,

No references cited.